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Nursing 220 FINAL EXAM LATEST VERSION
WITH 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: Identify the situations in which a nurse should remove gloves and perform hand
hygiene. (Select all that apply.)
Only after providing wound care
When leaving a patient's room
When all tasks for a patient are completed
When going from a contaminated to a clean site - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔When leaving a
patient's room, When going from a contaminated to a clean site
Question: Besides meticulous hand hygiene, identify another practice that helps reduce the risk
of spreading infection?
Maintaining a clean environment in the patient's room
Restricting visitors to immediate family only
Leaving gloves on to administer medications
Placing the patient on droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Maintaining a clean
environment in the patient's room
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Question: When should a gown be worn?
When the patient's hygiene is poor
When the nurse is assisting with medication administration
When the patient has shingles
When blood or body fluids may get on the nurse's clothing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔When blood
or body fluids may get on the nurse's clothing
Question: The nurse has redressed a wound and now plans to administer medications. What
should the nurse remember to do next?
Leave gloves on to administer medications.
Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before leaving the room.
Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before administering the medication.
Leave the medication on the bedside table to avoid having to remove gloves. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before administering the medication.
Question: List the steps for applying personal protection equipment (PPE) in order.1. Apply
gown, pull sleeves down to wrist.2. Apply surgical mask.3. Apply eyewear.4. Apply clean
gloves.5. Bring glove cuffs over gown.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 1, 3, 4, 5
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4, 1, 2, 3, 5
3, 2, 1, 4, 5 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Question: A patient asks the nurse why his mouth is so dry after radiation therapy to his head
and neck. What is the most appropriate response from the nurse?
"Radiation reduces the flow of saliva."
"Radiation causes the mucous lining of the mouth to become thin."
"It would be best to discuss this with your radiation oncologist."
"Drinking more fluids will help to alleviate the problem." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔"Radiation
reduces the flow of saliva."
Question: A patient with chemotherapy-related stomatitis calls the physician's office to talk
with the nurse. What suggestions should the nurse make to help this patient?
Rinse 2 to 3 times a day with an alcohol-based mouthwash and use a water-based mouth
moisturizer afterward.
Rinse the mouth before and after meals and at bedtime with a saltwater or baking soda solution
per protocol, and apply a moisturizing gel to the lips if needed.
Brush the teeth gently with water before each meal and suck on mints to help alleviate
discomfort.
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Discomfort and irritation may be minimized by using a toothette sponge moistened with water
to clean the teeth and the oral cavity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Rinse the mouth before and after
meals and at bedtime with a saltwater or baking soda solution per protocol, and apply a
moisturizing gel to the lips if needed.
Question: When cleansing the eyes, which of the following should the nurse avoid doing?
Cleanse each eye from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
Avoid cross-contamination by using different parts of the washcloth for each eye.
Close the eyelids of the unconscious patient to maintain eye moisture and prevent injury.
Apply a warm, damp cloth for 2 to 3 minutes to crusts that have formed before removal. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Cleanse each eye from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
Question: 1. Raise bed to working height and lower side rail from side where you are standing.
2. Perform hand hygiene and apply gloves. 3. Remove soiled top sheet and bedspread and place
in linen bag. 4. Place bath blanket on patient and assist to a side-lying position facing away from
you. 5. Apply fanfolded bottom sheet, mattress pad, and drawsheet. 6. Lower side rail on
remaining side, unfold linens from under patient, and complete bed making. 7. Raise side rail on
completed side and ask patient to turn toward you, rolling over layered linens to the other side.
8. Place top sheet on patient along with bedspread or blanket if desired; make foot pleat, tuck,
and miter corners at foot of bed. 9. Position patient, raise side rail, lower bed to lowest position
with brakes locked, and place call light within reach. 10. Assess environment for safety, identify
patient, provide privacy, and explain procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔10, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6, 8,
9
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Nursing 220 FINAL EXAM LATEST VERSION
WITH 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: Identify the situations in which a nurse should remove gloves and perform hand
hygiene. (Select all that apply.)
Only after providing wound care
When leaving a patient's room
When all tasks for a patient are completed
When going from a contaminated to a clean site - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔When leaving a
patient's room, When going from a contaminated to a clean site
Question: Besides meticulous hand hygiene, identify another practice that helps reduce the risk
of spreading infection?
Maintaining a clean environment in the patient's room
Restricting visitors to immediate family only
Leaving gloves on to administer medications
Placing the patient on droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Maintaining a clean
environment in the patient's room
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Question: When should a gown be worn?
When the patient's hygiene is poor
When the nurse is assisting with medication administration
When the patient has shingles
When blood or body fluids may get on the nurse's clothing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔When blood
or body fluids may get on the nurse's clothing
Question: The nurse has redressed a wound and now plans to administer medications. What
should the nurse remember to do next?
Leave gloves on to administer medications.
Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before leaving the room.
Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before administering the medication.
Leave the medication on the bedside table to avoid having to remove gloves. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before administering the medication.
Question: List the steps for applying personal protection equipment (PPE) in order.1. Apply
gown, pull sleeves down to wrist.2. Apply surgical mask.3. Apply eyewear.4. Apply clean
gloves.5. Bring glove cuffs over gown.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2, 1, 3, 4, 5
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4, 1, 2, 3, 5
3, 2, 1, 4, 5 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Question: A patient asks the nurse why his mouth is so dry after radiation therapy to his head
and neck. What is the most appropriate response from the nurse?
"Radiation reduces the flow of saliva."
"Radiation causes the mucous lining of the mouth to become thin."
"It would be best to discuss this with your radiation oncologist."
"Drinking more fluids will help to alleviate the problem." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔"Radiation
reduces the flow of saliva."
Question: A patient with chemotherapy-related stomatitis calls the physician's office to talk
with the nurse. What suggestions should the nurse make to help this patient?
Rinse 2 to 3 times a day with an alcohol-based mouthwash and use a water-based mouth
moisturizer afterward.
Rinse the mouth before and after meals and at bedtime with a saltwater or baking soda solution
per protocol, and apply a moisturizing gel to the lips if needed.
Brush the teeth gently with water before each meal and suck on mints to help alleviate
discomfort.
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Discomfort and irritation may be minimized by using a toothette sponge moistened with water
to clean the teeth and the oral cavity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Rinse the mouth before and after
meals and at bedtime with a saltwater or baking soda solution per protocol, and apply a
moisturizing gel to the lips if needed.
Question: When cleansing the eyes, which of the following should the nurse avoid doing?
Cleanse each eye from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
Avoid cross-contamination by using different parts of the washcloth for each eye.
Close the eyelids of the unconscious patient to maintain eye moisture and prevent injury.
Apply a warm, damp cloth for 2 to 3 minutes to crusts that have formed before removal. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Cleanse each eye from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
Question: 1. Raise bed to working height and lower side rail from side where you are standing.
2. Perform hand hygiene and apply gloves. 3. Remove soiled top sheet and bedspread and place
in linen bag. 4. Place bath blanket on patient and assist to a side-lying position facing away from
you. 5. Apply fanfolded bottom sheet, mattress pad, and drawsheet. 6. Lower side rail on
remaining side, unfold linens from under patient, and complete bed making. 7. Raise side rail on
completed side and ask patient to turn toward you, rolling over layered linens to the other side.
8. Place top sheet on patient along with bedspread or blanket if desired; make foot pleat, tuck,
and miter corners at foot of bed. 9. Position patient, raise side rail, lower bed to lowest position
with brakes locked, and place call light within reach. 10. Assess environment for safety, identify
patient, provide privacy, and explain procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔10, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6, 8,
9
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